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obsoleeeet t1_iz2my1n wrote

I used to portage through here as a kid doing week long camping trips…. Pictures don’t do it justice… unimaginable beauty

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TheSchoeMaker t1_iz2h51w wrote

Great picture. Currently planning our trip up there for next year

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0071972 t1_iz3z92p wrote

Be sure to swing through Virginia on your way north. A visit to Canelake’s Candies, Minnesota’s oldest candy store, is always a good idea. Yum!

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coffeewhistle t1_iz4f5ct wrote

Is the Sawmill restaurant still there? Haven’t been through Virginia in many many years.

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0071972 t1_iz55ak8 wrote

It is! You could also check out BoomTown for some local brews.

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ThunkAsDrinklePeep t1_iz635jv wrote

FYI: Virgina, MN is a town north of Deluth.

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coffeewhistle t1_iz65v7s wrote

Oh I’m very much aware. Spent almost a decade working at a summer camp east of Eveleth, taking nights off to go to movies and Target and The Sawmill in Virginia, MN. I’ve gone so far as to lead ropes course team building for a couple years for the Virginia college football team.

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ThunkAsDrinklePeep t1_iz671if wrote

Sorry I didn't mean you. You guys clearly know the area. I just wanted to hang a sign for anyone else who thought of the state first and went "huh, that's out of the way."

Open to how I could have signaled that better.

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coffeewhistle t1_iz67oaq wrote

Totally fair, I definitely didn’t need to jump to the defense and start touting my bonafides. Thanks for clarifying!

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SirGlenn t1_iz2zkkp wrote

I spent a week in there, with friends, 30+ years ago, I think we had 4 canoes 2 people to canoe, it's so beautiful, almost untouched by man. By end of day two, we were so engrossed with all the natural beauty it was basically: society? What society? Were the only society here! The Forest Service warned us, do not go into a moose's feeding area, they will use force to make you go away, and they are much bigger in real life than pictures, and if you cross them, people have been seriously hurt, several killed through the years, So, let the moose dine in privacy, and go catch a big walleye instead. Only so many people are allowed in on any day or week, it's a very popular place, get your entry permits early as possible, or you'll end up on next year's list. But it's a huge chunk of land, In my week up there, I only saw 2 other canoes the whole time, other than my group's. You can canoe right into Canada, no fences, no border lines.

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trootman30 OP t1_iz31lf1 wrote

Leave it to the Moose whisperers. Hope you have some good memories of the walleye shore lunch.

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NewcRoc t1_iz2hjej wrote

Beautiful. I went in August. So gorgeous there.

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SpiderFarter t1_iz2rz6g wrote

Amazing place. A bit less traffic in adjoining Quetico though.

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trootman30 OP t1_iz2t67n wrote

Believe that. The Grand Portage border crossing was closed and under major construction this particular weekend. Flew over Quetico and drooled the whole time.

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ttygrr t1_iz3jw2p wrote

I was there when Elvis Presley died and obviously our group had no clue. It was so odd coming back into the world after this monumental thing had happened.

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trootman30 OP t1_iz3kmwh wrote

Wild returning to that news. Similar experience driving back from a week truly off the grid in Northern Ontario-learned Anthony Bourdain was gone.

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NoCombNoBrush t1_iz6956a wrote

This reminded me of the road that straddles the Pigeon River that separates Ontario and Minnesota. So peaceful, quiet, clean and engaging.

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coffeewhistle t1_iz3ssbw wrote

I worked at a summer camp notorious for prancing the groups returning from long trips to the BWCAW. You can imagine how difficult it was for them to believe that Michael Jackson had actually died while they were gone.

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hummingbird_mywill t1_iz3z07m wrote

Well shit now I’m a little homesick. I’m from the North Shore and won’t be home for Christmas. Some people (cough my spouse) don’t understand the appeal of this place. The total remoteness… the world gets quieter and you can just hear your own heart and thoughts… gah. Getting more content living in the PWN (also incredible wilderness) but northern Minnesota is special.

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CUTiger14 t1_iz302yz wrote

Oh my gosh I can see myself getting lost in here. Somebody finds my skeleton slumped over in my canoe in June

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cote112 t1_iz2l9pc wrote

I used to watch a YouTube channel of a guy who solo canoed out there. Really beautiful summer and winter.Must have been a maze before it was mapped.

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trootman30 OP t1_iz2q1qv wrote

Quite the natural maze. There are great cabins and campgrounds that make a lot of the entry lakes accessible for day trips. The whole North Shore is a special spot.

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cote112 t1_iz31mpr wrote

Are people down-voting this photo? lol the internet is so weird.

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trootman30 OP t1_iz32qhs wrote

Nah. Keef is a great photographer in Northern MN. Used to follow IG.

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ComedyBum t1_iz2svgc wrote

Is this Moose Lake? About 20 minutes outside of Ely?

I know there are a ton of places it could be, this shot just looked familiar. I worked for a summer up there years ago.

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trootman30 OP t1_iz2uofs wrote

Sounds like a great Summer. It's Hungry Jack + Bearskin Lake looking North.

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looktowindward t1_iz30oii wrote

The Far Northland's are a calling me away

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picmynose t1_iz341et wrote

Is that Thunder Point? I was there in September. Usually take a trip every other year.

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trootman30 OP t1_iz3584i wrote

Not Thunder, but now you've got me doing a deep dive on the map. Hungry Jack.

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picmynose t1_iz35tkh wrote

Ah, Thunder is on Knife Lake, just north of Bonnie and Spoon

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trootman30 OP t1_iz36nfh wrote

That's deep up there! What entry point(s) have you started at?

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picmynose t1_iz37198 wrote

I used to go out of Canadian Border Outfitters on Moose lake but I think they closed down during Covid. This year we went through Williams and Hall and they took us up Moose up close to Prairie Portage. Then we went in from there.

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TurbulentStandard t1_iz4zs5f wrote

I did 30 miles with a group in August and stopped at Thunder Point, visibility was 10 miles. It's absolutely breathtaking.

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coffeewhistle t1_iz3sb3n wrote

Why is it whenever I see posts like this I start looking through the comments assuming I’m going to know somebody? Spent my “bachelor party” in the BWCAW with my brother and the first evening of the trip under a poorly anchored tarp getting absolutely drenched. Great times.

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Avalanche_Debris t1_iz42wrw wrote

Maybe there truly is nothing new under the sun. I spent my “bachelor party” in the BWCAW with my brother and the last evening of the trip under a poorly anchored tarp getting absolutely drenched. Good times indeed.

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supermarkise t1_iz4nz39 wrote

It's new to you, and sometimes that's all that counts.

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mtlrat t1_iz4npcu wrote

Ahhh. Looks like Winchell Lake looking north and slightly west. If it is, I’ve camped at that point campsite a few times over the decades. Mostly in October though.

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mtlrat t1_iz4nx7n wrote

After a second look, it’s not Winchell. But beautiful none the less.

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trootman30 OP t1_iz4ru5e wrote

This was a few nights camping in October as well.

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mtlrat t1_iz4ssfv wrote

Most of my trips have been mid September until the end of October. I’m geared for the weather and like the added adventure of it. There was only one year of what I would call a snow storm, with strong winds and around 4” total. But good timing, with the next day being our take our day and just a few portages.

I was the first part of October this year out of Kawishiwi Lake. Few bugs and people.

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DoubleOxer1 t1_iz3103r wrote

Very pretty but I got cold looking at it lol

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TurbulentStandard t1_iz4zesa wrote

Love the pic! I now live for the BWCA, been up there for at least a week straight each of the last 6 years and I still can't get enough of it.

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Belovedshe_is t1_iz58ofa wrote

This looks like the cover to a Bon Iver album

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trootman30 OP t1_iz5ehkt wrote

Justin Vernon was on my flight to Boston a few years ago and certainly looked like a Northwoods fella. His music is obligatory up here.

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